According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Honolulu, HI (HNL) ranks #33 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Honolulu, HI posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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HNL on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 2,348,183.
Late Aircraft37.3% (876,863 min)
Carrier53.5% (1,256,898 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)7.0% (163,473 min)
Weather1.6% (38,590 min)
Security0.5% (12,359 min)
HNL - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (95.5%) · worst: December (91%)
HNL - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
HNL - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 16.2 min · taxi-in 8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
HNL's average taxi-out (16.2 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.5 min (September 2025) to 16.8 min (December 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Honolulu, HI, both outside Hawaii so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Honolulu, HI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 53.5% of 2,348,183 delay minutes across 631,778 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.6% (5.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 97,030 delayed and 4,006 cancelled (0.63%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (37.3% late-aircraft, 53.5% carrier, 7.0% NAS, 1.6% weather, 0.5% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, HNL is strongest in September (95.5% on-time) and weakest in December (91%), a 4.5-point swing. Volume peaks in December (~9,402 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to OGG (Kahului) at 86.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Honolulu, HI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.6%Top 37%higher than 63% of 382 airports
Honolulu, HI
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
HNL's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from HNL before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.2 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Honolulu, HI's on-time rate?
Honolulu, HI (HNL) has a 84.6% on-time rate across 631,778 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does HNL rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Honolulu, HI ranks #33 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Honolulu, HI?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at HNL, accounting for 53.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 37.3% late-aircraft, 53.5% carrier, 7.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 1.6% weather, and 0.5% security.
When is the best time to fly through Honolulu, HI?
September is historically HNL's strongest month at 95.5% on-time, while December is the weakest at 91%, a 4.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights